“It’s an English song basically.” Girl group NewJeans just dropped the music video for “Super Shy.” “Super Shy” is one out of the five tracks on their upcoming mini album, Get Up. A refreshing summer song, the song speaks of someone with a crush but they are too shy to tell their crush. Fans were also treated to transformations from...
“These are the kpop fans that give the community a bad rep.” International K-Pop fans called out racist and hateful comments directed at Halle Bailey. On March 22, NewJeans‘ official Instagram account uploaded several photos of member Hanni meeting with American stars Julia Garner and Halle Bailey. The photo commemorating the meeting of three rising artists in their field, which should have been celebrated,...
Seems like they were put on a diet before debut. When NewJeans debuted, they were the epitome of fresh, youthful, and natural. All these charms combined made them something K-Pop had not seen in a long time. Compared to more manufactured and sophisticated groups, NewJeans drew people in with their girl-next-door vibes. Needless to say, the girls were still...
They did this with only 6 songs! Since they debuted last summer, NewJeans has taken the K-Pop world by storm. The rookie girl group has been breaking records and reaching impressive milestones in a fraction of the time that other K-Pop artists have, not to mention they’re already getting majorly impressive brand deals! And now, they have yet another...
Most of the comments had the same objection. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Craft and Design Foundation released a video promoting the Korean traditional paper, Hanji, featuring NewJeans. After the video’s release, it started to get flooded with negative comments from Chinese netizens. In the promotional video, the NewJeans members learned about Hanji’s history and...
They’re seriously breaking records left and right! On January 2, monster rookie girl group NewJeans released their highly anticipated single album, OMG, featuring two songs: “Ditto” and “OMG”. Being their first comeback after their unexpected but enormously successful debut, there was a lot of excitement for new music from NewJeans, and already they’re breaking records for themselves by a large...
It is about growing out of the fandom. NewJeans‘ “Ditto” has been receiving lots of love. It topped the charts instantly after being launched. There have been many interpretations of the music video. Some think that it is about growing out of a friendship, but Korean fans have deduced that it explains the relationship between idols...
She couldn’t decide on just one member for TWICE! (G)I-DLE’s Minnie is known for being a social butterfly in the K-Pop industry. She’s notably part of the exclusive ’97-liner (term for idols born in the year 1997) friend group consisting of herself, BLACKPINK‘s Lisa, and TWICE‘s Jihyo and Mina, and she’s also friends with fellow Thai celebrities like GOT7‘s BamBam and Sorn. Neverland, (G)I-DLE’s official fandom, wondered whether Minnie was still fangirling...
Fans are now even more curious about the album concept! K-Pop girl group NewJeans dropped the music video teaser for the upcoming pre-release of “Ditto,” which is a part of their new single album, OMG. The teaser video begins with the members running through school in uniform, smiling brightly in a dreamy atmosphere. After the teaser release, they also dropped...
The award show’s host Jeon Somi hardly spoke any Korean. Mnet‘s 2022 MAMA Awards is receiving criticism from Korean netizens and Korean news outlets due to having its host, Jeon Somi (also known as Somi), speak almost exclusively in English. Jeon Somi at the 2022 MAMA Awards | On November 29, Mnet’s annual MAMA Awards took place. As one of K-Pop’s penultimate award ceremonies,...
